Antonyms for vital
ˈvaɪt lvi·tal

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. vital

   Antonyms:
   mortal, lethal, cadaverous, lifeless, inanimate, unessential, unimportant, secondary, separable, immaterial

   Synonyms:
   living, animate, life-supporting, life-containing, essential, necessary, important, indispensable, inseparable, paramount, material

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. critical, vitaladjective

   urgently needed; absolutely necessary

   "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

   Antonyms:
   dead, unanimated, unessential, inessential, dispensable

   Synonyms:
   decisive, lively, full of life, critical, life-sustaining

2. vital, life-sustainingadjective

   performing an essential function in the living body

   "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, dead, dispensable, unanimated

   Synonyms:
   life-sustaining, lively, critical, full of life

3. full of life, lively, vitaladjective

   full of spirit

   "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

   Antonyms:
   dispensable, inessential, unessential, dead, unanimated

   Synonyms:
   spanking, live, resilient, lively, springy, bouncy, snappy, brisk, racy, critical, life-sustaining, merry, zippy, full of life, rattling, alert

4. vitaladjective

   manifesting or characteristic of life

   "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

   Antonyms:
   inessential, dead, unanimated, unessential, dispensable

   Synonyms:
   life-sustaining, lively, critical, full of life

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lethal

   causal of life

   elvis presley's aspirations were vital to him and noble; the achievement of them proved lethal.

   Submitted by anonymous on October 7, 2019  

2. somber

   vital as in vitality. lively, vivacious. one good antonym of vitality is lifelessness, which is also a synonym for somber.

   people usually have a lot of vitality after winning any sort of challenging competition or game. vs. people are usually very somber after losing any sort of challenge or game.

   Submitted by JP03 on April 8, 2015  

How to use vital in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   It is in the vital national security interests of America to prevent and deter the the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.

2. Mark Carne:

   The railways are a vital public service and industrial action would have a massive impact on millions of passengers as well as freight distribution across Britain, we will do everything we can to keep our railways moving during these times of uncertainty and to stop the RMT from behaving in a way that will cause untold misery to our passengers and will hurt the economy.

3. Dave Butler:

   These conversations remain vital to improving mutual understanding of U.S. national security interests, reducing tensions, providing clarity and avoiding unintended consequences or conflict, his calls with the Chinese and others in October and January were in keeping with these duties and responsibilities conveying reassurance in order to maintain strategic stability.

4. Marco Respinti:

   China used the coronavirus in many ways, in one way for propaganda reasons, we know the Chinese regime is guilty for the coronavirus, at least in delaying vital information and responsible for thousands of deaths around the world.

5. Libby Jackson:

   Sending seeds to space helps us understand the effect of the unique environment on seeds' biological makeup. Understanding the effects of space on ungerminated seeds will be vital for future space missions, including when we look to sustain human life beyond Earth, space has a wonderful way of inspiring people. We saw that excitement when space saplings grown from the seeds from Newton's apple tree were planted on our soil. I'll be interested in discovering if any of the Moon seeds came to the UK and what has become of them.

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